Oh Sister
Ghost Mice Lyrics

Oh, sister my dear, I wish that you were here
The singer wishes their sister was still alive and with them.

And I wish that you could hear this song that I sing.
The singer wishes their sister could hear the song they're singing.

And maybe your babies would sing along with me.
The singer thinks their sister's children may enjoy singing the song too.

Oh, sister my dear, it's too bad you had to leave.
The singer laments that their sister had to die and leave this world.

I never got a chance to tell you you're my favorite family.
The singer never told their late sister that she was their favorite family member.

That imaginary mouse that you gave to me
The singer fondly remembers a toy mouse that their sister gave them.

Has always been one of my favorite memories.
The toy mouse given by the sister is one of the singer's fondest memories.

Oh, Sister my dear, you know that everyone agreed,
The singer agrees with everyone else that their sister's passing was a tragedy.

Losing you and your babies was our biggest tragedies.
The singer believes that the loss of their sister and her children was a great tragedy.

For the first time in my life,
The singer remembers the first time they saw their father cry.

I saw my daddy cry and everyone kept asking Oh, why? Oh, why?
The singer witnessed their father crying and everyone was wondering why.

And I asked God to save at least your little baby. But he let me down.
The singer prayed to God to save their sister's child, but felt let down.

And that's when I decided that there must not be any God around.
The singer lost faith in God when their prayer wasn't answered.

Oh, sister my dear, how old would your baby be
The singer wonders how old their sister's child would have been if they were still alive.

If you would've brought him to our house on that Halloween?
The singer wonders what would have happened if their sister brought her child to their house on Halloween.

It was 1984 so I guess he'd be 19.
The singer estimates that if their sister's child had lived, they would be 19 years old.

I wonder, oh, wonder what he'd think of me.
The singer wonders what their sister's child would think of them if they had met.

Oh, pay for your lover, the one you left behind,
The singer asks their sister to look after the lover she left behind.

The father of your children who lost his old life.
The singer acknowledges the father of their sister's children whom she left behind and who lost his past life.

Your family was trying. Your future was so bright.
The singer acknowledges how promising their sister's future seemed and how their family was trying to move on after her passing.

All anyone could say is that just isn't right.
The singer believes that everyone agrees that their sister's passing wasn't fair or right.

And you used to sing to me, you'd sing;
The singer remembers their sister singing to them.

Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone.
The singer recalls the lyrics of a song their sister used to sing, which talks about how life continues even after the excitement fades away.

And I hope that you were right and I hope that I am wrong
The singer hopes that their sister was right about how life goes on even after the most exciting moments have passed.

And I hope that those are more than words to a silly song.
The singer hopes that the lyrics their sister used to sing have a deeper meaning than just being part of a silly song.

Yeah, I hope that you are right and I hope that I am wrong.
The singer reiterates their hope that their sister was right about life going on even after the most exciting moments have passed.

Oh, sister my dear, they said the only one to blame
The singer acknowledges that some people held an electrical spark responsible for their sister's death.

Was the electricity that made the spark, that made the flame.
The singer believes that an electrical spark caused the fire that led to their sister's death.

With your babies in your arms, you tried so hard to flea
The singer believes that their sister tried to run away with her children when the fire broke out.

Then the darkness filled your lungs and it put you off to sleep.
The singer vividly remembers how their sister died when the smoke from the fire filled her lungs and she fell asleep.